Is National HealthCare Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 26 September 2025, the technical trend for National HealthCare Corp. has changed from bullish to mildly bullish. The weekly MACD is bullish, while the monthly MACD is mildly bearish, indicating mixed signals across time frames. The Bollinger Bands are bullish for both weekly and monthly periods, and the daily moving averages are also bullish. However, the KST shows a bullish weekly stance but is mildly bearish monthly, and the OBV indicates a mildly bearish position in both weekly and monthly views. Dow Theory reflects a mildly bullish stance in both time frames.
In terms of performance, National HealthCare Corp. has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past week (7.84% vs. -0.31%) and the past month (13.46% vs. 2.75%), while its year-to-date return of 17.53% also surpasses the S&P 500's 12.96%. However, over the longer term, the one-year return is lagging behind the S&P 500 (0.48% vs. 15.64%). Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bullish, driven by strong weekly indicators but tempered by mixed monthly signals.